My first introduction that I can remember was  Andrew Wyeth. His ability to capture a moment in time, emanating solitude, beautiful loose strokes of the gestured line combined with great detail captured me in his work, especially "Cristina's World. 

Other artists that I discovered on my own caught my attention because of their diligence to experimentation. 

Picasso, Monet, Gauguin, Kandinsky and Paul Klee were some of the artists that painted with emotion and energy.  They intensified the use of color, distorted drawings ,  exaggerated shapes and were usually created from contemporary experiences.

Now some of the female artists in history impacted me by way of similar experiences of being a woman, The discoveries I made within my self often paralleled with some of their history and in turn shows in my early images. Georgia Okeeffe. Frida Kahlo, Judy Chicago are some of the women that explored issues of femininity, nature and family as well as powerful description of life as it was happening.

But the most influential artists that have inspired me are the ones that I had personally met and were taught by. Luca Buvoli  , Peter Hrstoff, Elena Sisto and Bill Komoski are a few Artists that not only teach at the School of Visual Arts but have and are making a big impact on art today. 

Exhibition History

Juried Shows

Art Alliance, Red Bank Juried Art Show- 1998,2001,2004

S.I.C.A- Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts Second Annual Juried Arts Exhibition 2005

Women’s Studio Art Center, Long Island City - 2005

Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis Minnesota-Bitter Fruits Exhibition
 2008

Art Alliance, Red Bank Juried Art Show February and March 2008

Belmar Arts Council Juried Exhibition  March 2008

ARTSCAP- Asbury Park Coalition for the Arts Juried Public Art exhibition  
January 2009

Neptune Public Library-April 1st through April 30th 2009
Presents Night Lights and Happenings

Gallery 125 -Trenton , NJ juried show: The summer Show, May 8th through August 8th 2009

Artist Talks
Communications High School,Wall , New Jersey 2004-2006
Organizations:
The Art Alliance, Red Bank, NJ - Member since 1996
The Manasquan River Group of Artists, Manasquan, NJ, Member since 1999
Women’s Studio Art Center, Long Island City - 2005
Art Show and Sell, Monmouth Beach, NJ-2007
Long Branch Historical Society-1998
Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts, Long Branch, NJ
Belmar Arts Council, 2007

Awards
Two Manhattan Arts International awards 1998/99
Hispanic Scholarship Fund 2001-2004
New York School of Visual Arts 2001-2004
Dr.PH.Martiin  Watercolors January contest winner 2009

Press Releases
Tricity Newspaper, Asbury Park, NJ  1996
Asbury Park Press, Asbury Park, NJ  2001
The Red Bank Herald, Red Bank, NJ 2001
The Coaster, New Jersey                   2008

Education
AFA Brookdale Community College 2001
BFA New York School of Visual Arts, NYC 2004